Temporary binder



(No Model.)

T. F. BOURNE. TEMPORARY BINDER.

Patented Jan. 19, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE F. BOURNE, OF CLIFTON, New YORK.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,339, dated January19, 18192.

Application filed February 12, 1891. Serial No. 381,129. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Tnnononr. F. BOURNE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Clifton, Richmond county, New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Temporary Binders, of which thefollowingis a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide improved means for holding theflexible tongue in position after it has been passed through the paper.

Another object is to lock the tongue in its recess in the hinge-piece toprevent it from moving sidewise out of the recess and becomingdisengaged from the hinge-piece, while permitting easy adjustment of thetongue with its recess.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein-- v Figure1 is an inside face view of a temporary binder embodying my invention,part of the covers being broken away. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on theline 00 m, Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the flexible tongue andits locking-piece in the locked position, and Figs. 4 and 5 are detailsof modifications.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the covers. B isthe flexible back connecting said covers 5 D, the internal hingepieceshung on the covers A, and E are the flexible connections, tongues, orpins carried by one hinge-piece D and adapted to pass through the papersto be bound and to be held upon the other hinge-piece D.

The above parts are all of well-known construction and may be suitablyarranged, the hinge-piece D in Fig. 2 being shown connected to the coverA by the hinge a. One of the hinges D is provided with one or morerecesses or apertures 12 to receive the tongue or I pin E, which latter,after entering said recess I), is laid down upon the hinge D, as shown,to hold papers, 850., between the hinges D.

F is a clamp carried by the hinge D, that has the recesses 19, andadapted to pass over the tongue E and to hold it down upon the hinge D.(See Fig. 2.) The clamp F is shown substantially U-shaped or open on oneside, and when in position one of its sides d is under the hinge D,while its other side 6 is over the hinge, the tongue E being heldbetween the hinge D and side e of the clamp. By this means any upwardmovement of the tongue E is prevented. The clamp F carries a lip or lugf, that acts to prevent the clamp from moving spontaneously sidewise offof the hinge D by engaging the tongue E, (see Fig. 2;) but the lipfoanbe lifted over the tongue E when disengaging the clamp from the tongue.The clamp F is shown pivotally carried by the hinge-piece D, although itcan be otherwise arranged, so as to enable it to readily pass over theedge of the hinge D to embrace it. The clamp F is shown connected to anarm 9, that is pivoted, as at h, on the hinge D, so that the clamp canbe swung sidewise to engage or disengage it from the tongue E.

The foregoing is a very simple yet effective arrangement for holding thetongue .E in position after it is bent down upon the hinge.

The recess or aperture 1) may extend to the outer edge of thehinge-piece D, as shown, so that the tongue E can be placed in the samesidewise at any point to avoid the necessity of always first passing thepoint of the tongue E through the aperture in D. After the tongue E hasbeen passed into said recess it should be locked therein to prevent itfrom moving sidewise spontaneously out oi the recess, and for thispurpose I cause the arm or bar g to pass across the recess 1) at itsouter part, (see Fig. 3,) which looks the tongue in the recess, whilethe clamp holds the tongue down. To remove the tongue from the hinge,the clamp F is first moved sidewise to un cover the tongue, while at thesame time the arm 9 uncovers the recess Z) to allow the tongue E to beremoved from the recess; but the lock for holding the tongue E in therecess b can be otherwise arranged, if desired. For instance, thetongueholder can slide along the hinge, as well known and as shown inFig. 4:, the arm 9 being carried by the slide, so that as the slide ispushed along to cover the tongue E the arm g will be passed across therecess 12. (See dotted lines, Fig. 4.)

Another means to prevent spontaneous side movement of the clamp F andarm 9 is to allow slight. longitudinal movement of the clamp and arm gand to cause thelip f to engage a pin j on the hinge D. This can beaccomplished by making a slot 11 on the arm 9 to receive the pivot 72,so that to remove the clamp F the arm g is moved longitudinally to freethe lipffrom the pin j. .(See Fig. 5.) Or the pin j may be placed closeto the pivot h of the arm g, so that when the arm g is moved in onedirection longitudinally it will be free from the pin j, so that it canbe turned to release the tongue; but when the arm g is moved in theopposite direction it will encounter the'pin .j, and thus be preventedfrom turning.

It is evident that the tongue E can be made of metalor of any othersuitable flexible material, and when I use the word tongue I mean theconnection or part that holds the papers to be bound between the hinges.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is-- 1. The combinationof the covers, hinges, and tongue or pin E to enter one of said hingeswith a clamp having one side 01 to pass under the hinge and another side6 to pass over the hinge and over the tongue, the two outer edges ofsaid sides d 6 being disconnected to permit said clamp to pass over theedge of said hinge, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the, covers, hinges, and tongue or pin with aclamp hinged to one of said hinges and having one side open and adaptedto embrace said hinge, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the covers, hinges, and tongue or pin with a clamphinged to one of said hinges and with a stop to prevent side movementspontaneously of said clamp, substantially as described.

l. The combination of the covers and the swinging hinges jointed to thecovers, one of said hinges having a recess extendlng t0 1ts edge,with atongue or pin to enter said recess at different points throughout itslength and an adjustable arm or bar to close said recess to prevent thetongue from escaping sidewise from said recess, said arm or bar beingarranged to uncover said recess to permit the tongue to be drawnsidewise out of said recess, substantially as described.

5. The covers and hinges and the tongue or pin, one of said hingeshaving a recess leading to its edge, combined with a clamp to hold downthe tongue and an arm or bar to close the recess to preventthe tonguefrom spontaneously escaping sidewise from said recess, substantially asdescribed.

6. The covers and hinges, one of said hinges having a recess extendingto its edge, and the tongue or pin, combined with the arm or bar g,pivotally carried on the hinge and adapted to extend across said recessto hold the tongue therein, and with the clamp carried by said arm andadapted to hold down the tongue, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in pres ence of two witnesses, this 11th day of February, 1891.

THEODORE F. BOURNE.

Witnesses.

W. A. COURTLAND, MILES W. BRooKs.

